SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio mother is mourning her 26-year-old son after police say he was shot and killed during a confrontation at a Southeast Side apartment complex early Sunday morning.
San Antonio police responded around 1 a.m. to the 3200 block of Bolmore Drive. Officers found a 26-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper torso. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
The victim’s mother identified her son as Sebastian. She described him as a kind and outgoing young man who lived with epilepsy and was well known by neighbors and children at the New Riviera Apartments.
“He would fix the tires for their bikes. He’d give them dollars for the ice cream truck,” his mother said. “My son cared about everybody, genuinely.”
Austin Estero, who said he has lived at the apartment complex for seven years, told us he was trying to fall asleep when he heard an argument outside.
Estero said he then heard three gunshots.
“It makes me scared,” Estero said. “I haven’t experienced it this close before, and it’s scary to be in between the confrontation.”
Police said a family was arguing outside an apartment when a neighbor came out and attempted to intervene. A family member reportedly told the neighbor to stay out of the argument and return to his apartment.
Police said everyone eventually went back inside, but the family later returned outside and the argument resumed. Investigators said the neighbor then came back outside and opened fire.
Neighbors told us the argument involved the victim’s sister, though police have not confirmed what the dispute was about.
Police said the victim was shot in the upper torso.
Officers later located the suspected shooter nearby. Police said officers chased him on foot for a short distance before taking him into custody for questioning.
For Sebastian’s mother, the shooting left her confronting a loss she said she never expected.
“My son is no longer here, and now I have to deal with his loss,” she said. “It’s a tragedy because he wasn’t looking for anything, he wasn’t looking for trouble.”
She told us she was with her son during his final moments as they waited for paramedics.
“He died right here in my arms, right here, waiting for the paramedics to show up,” she said.
She said she will remember her son’s kindness, his smile and his laugh, along with the relationships he built with people around the apartment complex.
“It was that last time that I got to spend with my son, and I’m gonna cherish it, because he called me and I was able to be there for him,” she said.
The family has created a GoFundMe titled “Support the Robles Family,” to help with funeral costs.
We also reached out to San Antonio police for additional information and is continuing to work with the department to learn more about the investigation.